Just a quick rundown on some updates to websites I’m involved with: ToBits: site I designed and helped develop for a business that converts CDs and videotapes to digital format eWire: Brian contributed a bunch of new photos and articles from several flatland jams he went to in 2004 Barbara Peavey: new original oils and …
Just to try it out, I implemented sIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement) for titles on iPod411.com. What this does is replace plain HTML text with a small Flash control, so text is displayed in the font I want (Futura Book, in this case) and appears smooth (even if you don’t have your font smoothing feature …
Fun new stuff from Apple: iPod shuffle, Mac Mini, an updated iLife suite, and iWork. I can’t wait to see for myself how much easier Apple’s word processor, Pages, is compared to Microsoft Word!
Happy new year! You Sox fans out there can relive World Series games from ’75, ’86 and ’04 (see? it eventually has a happy ending…) as NESN is replaying the games this and next month — here’s the schedule. Especially worth noting is last year’s (and I mean 2004) ALCS series against the Yankees. Fire …
People are sometimes surprised to learn that I’ve never seen It’s a Wonderful Life. Actually, since I’ve caught different parts of it over the years while flipping channels, I probably have seen it, just not all at once in a single sitting. Well, now I don’t have to, now that I’ve seen It’s a Wonderful …
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Whenever we lose power, I have to redo the following TiVo tricks. So I’m putting them here not only for your possible benefit, but to make it easier for me to find these later… Tip #1: 30-second commercial skipTiVo doesn’t come with a skip commercial feature installed, but you can unlock it: 1. Play a …
McSweeney’s is one of those humor sites that is regularly linked to by several sites I visit. The problem is, I never find the site funny. But for some reason, every time it’s recommended, I check it out in the off chance that something might actually make me laugh. Today my persistence paid off: McSweeney’s …
Many thanks to the Quinns for taking us to last night’s Pixies show. Great band, bad traffic. And I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mission of Burma would be opening — two Boston alt-rock giants in one reunion show! The Pixies are also having every show recorded, so you can buy a CD …
For the web design nerds out there, the still-relevant 2001.DESIGNER.SITE.CHKLST (via WDIK).
Some Halloween photos…